SYNTH VS SYNTH -- Sequential OB6 or Prophet 6?

the reason why i like the ob6 way more than the prophet, is because the ob6 sounds likea spaceship and the p6 sounds like a airplane... the ob6 is perfect for my dub techno tracks 😊

Why not both?
/sees pricetag
ohhhhh.....well then, I'll settle for the VST

I love it that someone loves the Prophet-6. It was so underrated.
Then the OB-6 appears and wow. Decisions, decisions.

Trigon maybe?😂

I’m thinking #2 in blind test is the P6. Am I right? Cant find the answer anywhere. What did I win?!

Desktop of each chained for the indecisive.

A is the Prophet and B is the OB6...?

That patch in the beginning sounds EXACTLY like my eyes by Travis Scott

Neither... Polybrute! 😎

came here to decide which of both (desktop) versions i am going to buy. For me its the P6. Thought about buying the keys version but i really like my Korg D1 for playing so i am gonna go with the desktop.

Both sound great but from the demos, the OB-6 Sounds bit thin to me. I don't get its appeal and prefer the sound of OB-X8 over OB6. Its P6 for me all the way. It seems to be alive and feels like it has a heartbeat and I can't explain why, Gives me goosebumps.

Is there a place where we can listen to the background track in the last segment of the video? Amazing review btw, a million thanks!

They both sound incredible. I think the Prophet is a bit more smooth, while the OB-6 is a bit more naughty

May Yahweh bless you brother and your videos we love you

You can always make a gritty sound (OB6) milder, on the mixing board, but it's very difficult to give a mellow sounding synth (P6) authentic grit, WHEN it's needed. I go with the OB-6. Thanks very much for the comparison. 🙏

That picture of those 4 creators is awesome. We owe so much to them!

Great video! Any official word on the blind test? Hoping B is inded the OB6 🙂

i came because i needed to know what morphis thinks however this guy is great!

I bought the prophet 5, i think i don't need P6 . I Want a oberheim but i heard the compare the ob6 with the ob x 8 and the Real oberheim wins

Finally got around to watching this. For me neither one given the price(s). A P10 desktop plus a Hydrasynth Deluxe is a couple hundred bucks more than an OB-X8 and $800 more than a P10 w/keybed which has no Poly AT.

It is just as you concluded. For me though I will just go with OB-6. I trust OB-6 can be worked around to fit in sound layers with EQs and FXs. But the Prophet can not solo as well as OB-6. Certainly though if you have the money, get both.

Where do you get better and more sounds, Prophet 6 or Omnisphere?..

I had both and I much preferred the warmth of the prophet over the ob-6

B was ob6

And what about Prophet 6 vs Prophet Rev 2?

Sequential OB6 or Prophet 6? Meh... UDO Super6! :D

Thank you for this brief overview of the history of these! That was incredibly educational!

BOTH!
😃👍

Trigon 6 has entered the chat. :)

The correct of course is: OB-X8 😂

BOTH !!!!

ridiculous production quality

I use my OB6 more than my Moog One. (just a comment on 2 modern analog giants) The filter is insane! It is my “go to” synthesiser. 👊🏼

excellent information 🔥

I recently upgraded my Prophet Rev 2 to 16 voices and bought an OB6 desktop, when u stack some sounds from them together u get achieve something tuely epic !

OB-6 patch 007 Broken EP I suggest (I Know outrageous to even suggest!) the greatest patch of all time. Dont own one I have a REV2 16 Voice which is actually awesome, but cannot do that SEM thing as only an OBerheim can.....

Two great synths - I have both (with a Pro 3 to go with them). If I HAD to choose one to keep - Id keep the OB. its just more me is all. As for the clips - clip A is the P6, clip B the OB6. A couple of things give it away... First the resonance of the OBs filter - and secondly the clicky snap to the Prophets amp envelope.

Had em both OB6. I regret selling it!

The prophet 6 is my all time favorite synthesizer I've owned so I thought the OB-6 would be even better. However when I got it, I was so disappointed. It did not behave in any of the ways I wanted it to. The demos sound great so it must have been user error.

My dream lineup...one day when I win the lottery:
Prophet 10
Oberheim OB-6
Prophet X
Prophet 6
Korg ARP 2600 M
🙌✌️🎹

i do admit that the OB6 sounds much more alive, but the Prophet 6's smoothness, warmth and clean sound with a nostalgic feel and that slightly vintage imperfection that distorts it ever so slightly, really gives a feel i wouldnt say you can find on any other synth in the league. by no means are my words law, but in my ears, the prophet 6 has a feel that i wouldnt be able to feel in other ways with other synths

I own almost all of the worlds most expensive and sort after synths and I can honestly say from personal experience that they really compliment each other in my ecosystem. They work in symbiosis to truly open up insane sound design possibilities with fat creamy basslines they really are a beast.

I´m still quite confused which Sequential to buy.

I have to agree. When I need a sound I reach for the P6 and more times than not I get what I want, weather it be strings, or basses of weird percussive sounds.

I also bought my prophet6 on my credit card as it was being sold for a great price, might take me three months to pay it off but my god was it worth it - this will be with me for life

From what I gather, Sequential will be distributing the new Oberheim OB-X8, and Dave Smith collaborated with Tom Oberheim again on it.

Personally if I had a choice between the OB-6 and the P6, I'd definitely go for the OB-6. The Prophet series has always struck me as being really "polite," incapable of sounding really raw and raunchy like the OB-6. Even though they're built on the same foundation, those Obie filters turn it into a completely different animal.

OB-X8 or Prophet 6?

Thank for the demo. Very helpful!
But "synth prices are out of control"??? I'm one of the original Prophet People on the Sequential Circuits poster. My Prophet 5 Rev. 2 cost over $4000. I probably made that back in the first month playing sessions. I think costs of the new analog synths are eminently reasonably.